gzip

Useful Tip

You can control the speed of compression by specifying '-n', (where 'n' is a number between 1 and 9), as a command switch. Of course, there is a tradeoff between compression speed and efficiency. 'gzip -1 gives the quickest, least efficient data compression, whereas 'gzip -9 takes the longest, but typically gives the most efficient data compression. The default equates to 'gzip -6'.